HELP! Am I good enough for a psychology degree?

How about we check out Nottingham!
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And for Alevel But, if that doesn't answer all your questions then why don't you email them (at the bottom of the page there's an email and a phone number) just in case? Or perhaps you could do a bit of googling!

Well I have never studied psychology, but something about it has always intrigued me. My Alevels are humanties based and I have grade C in gcse science....will I be able to cope with a psychology degree at a russel group uni?

Just to add, with Nottingham, they are putting the GCSE Maths requirement up to an A grade for 2014 (they told us this at the open day).

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Well I have never studied psychology, but something about it has always intrigued me. My Alevels are humanties based and I have grade C in gcse science....will I be able to cope with a psychology degree at a russel group uni?

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They seem to be fine with taking people on without a science A level - they dont even have a science gcse requirement :/ and this is a university in the top 10 for psychology and a russel group institution and a psychology BSC :/

Well I have never studied psychology, but something about it has always intrigued me. My Alevels are humanties based and I have grade C in gcse science....will I be able to cope with a psychology degree at a russel group uni?

Just to add, with Nottingham, they are putting the GCSE Maths requirement up to an A grade for 2014 (they told us this at the open day).

Hey. I got 5 offers this year for Psychology at Russell Groups (Nottingham, UCL, Manchester, Newcastle and Liverpool).

You don't need psychology A-level. To an extent, a core science is better (or maths). My A-Levels were History, Psychology and Film Studies. So 2 humanities (one very hard and one not so hard) and Psychology A-level there. In fact, they told me History was one of the primary subjects - as it shows the student is able to hand long-essays and write objectively to argue a point - a key requirement of any BPS accredited course due to the 2nd year being compromised of Historical Issues and Debates in Psychology.

The GCSE requirement is typically for Maths, not Science. What was your GCSE grade in Maths?

I've firmed Nottingham and they require 1500-2000 word essays and reports on investigations for the degree. It is quite sciencey (BSc obviously) and I think about 15% of the 1st year is research methods/statistics.

So need some more info: Maths GCSE grade, A-Levels and expected grades.

Nottingham want AAA from me, UCL wanted A*AA, Newcastle and Manchester wanted AAA and Liverpool want ABB.

He's calling Psychology a Mickey Mouse degree



Then it should be fine... As long as you have C+s then there should be no problem.
I'd worry about a more specific personal statement since if you don't the scientific background, they'd want to be sure you've done your research

Hi OP, look at the course structure and see how science heavy it is. For example Oxford's course is very science based (bit obvious as it's called Experimental Psychology), Bristol is the same. I don't know of any unis that require you to have studied psychology before and many don't count it as a respected a level subject but do prefer you to have core sciences or maths. It's very competitive but just make sure you read around the subject and write an amazing personal statement, check what the unis you want to apply to are looking for in an applicant.

Feel free to message me if you have more specific questions/want more advice. I received all 5 offers this year from Oxford, UCL, Bath, Southampton and Cardiff.

That's fine. I go to York and a lot of my friends didn't do psychology or even biology at A level. Their offers were AAA rather than AAB but if you can manage that you should be fine. One of my friends did Spanish, French and English Lit and got an offer so I wouldn't worry too much. They start from the beginning at most places on the science so they get everyone to the same level, York is a relatively science based degree but the biology isn't too hard they walk you through it!


You'll need to check about your C grade some places specify at least a B I think.

Take a look at Bangor University! I know they have quite a big range when it comes to UCAS tariff. I had an offer of 360 points but I know somebody else who had 260. I decided on Durham ( please let me get in) but Bangor has a fantastic reputation for Psychology and has amazing links with America and all sorts, it might not be RG but sure is impressive. It was just too near home for me and about 60% of my sixth form are going there so I decided against it. Oh and they offer quite a few scholarships!

Throughout the two years at sixth form the teachers told us that we would most likely not come across anything we were studying at A level in a Psychology degree. Also some universities even prefer students not to have taken the degree subject at A level so that they are beginning with a 'clean slate'.

If you have a real interest in Psychology then this should be enough to support you through a degree!

i think you will be completely fine go for it! its such an interesting subject

Thank you
What A levels did you study?